Archive for October, 2018
The Business Cards of American Psycho | Hoban Cards
The business card scene in American Psycho most famous business cards in cinematic history. Here, we'll break down each card, what makes them unique, and how you can get your own custom rendition of some of these popular cards.
Quick note to The Onion, Cleveland’s elevated sewers are actually a thing.
Yes, we’re making a huge water-quality and infrastructure investment in Northeast Ohio which will indeed “serve the needs of local residents through the 21st century and beyond.” And no, Onion, it’s…
Cleveland Finishes Construction On New Elevated Sewer System
CLEVELAND—Saying the bold new infrastructure project would serve the needs of local residents through the 21st century and beyond, city officials announced Monday that work was finally complete on Cleveland’s long-awaited elevated sewer system.
https://www.theonion.com/cleveland-finishes-construction-on-new-elevated-sewer-s-1823332951
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds | Environment | The Guardian
The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists
@JarvisChi: “If you don't think clothing is important, try to go to work without it.” New story: https://t.co/fCahvSFgyy https://t.co/iqfbXS0lJ8
Unslacking Tideways Company — beberlei.de
Blog of Benjamin Eberlei, covering a wide range of programming, bootstrapping and entrepreneurial topics
https://beberlei.de/2018/10/28/unslacking_tideways_company.html
Adactio: Journal—Service workers and videos in Safari
Diagnosing a video playback issue in Safari, thanks to a timely blog post.
Adactio: Journal—Service workers and browser extensions
If you’ve got a service worker issue, it might not be a problem with your code.
@stephaniemalley: We are writers! Check out these amazing small moment stories! #TCRWP https://t.co/kB2BeHzGwZ
The Every Day Calendar by Simone Giertz —Kickstarter
Simone Giertz is raising funds for The Every Day Calendar on Kickstarter! A personal gold star system for your habits
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simonegiertz/the-every-day-calendar
Are IQ scores going down? What researchers say about whether we’re getting dumber.
“This is happening. It’s not going to go away.”
https://slate.com/technology/2018/09/iq-scores-going-down-research-flynn-effect.html
Our Letterpress Process | Hoban Cards
From a digital file to the final packaging, this short, fast paced video gives you a glimpse of the process we go through to produce our letterpress printed calling cards at Hoban Cards.
What does Stack Overflow want to be when it grows up?
a blog by Jeff Atwood on programming and human factors
https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-does-stack-overflow-want-to-be-when-it-grows-up/
Blood money | TechCrunch
Needless to say this is a column about Saudi Arabia.
Cleveland.com's new 'right to be forgotten' program removes names from some expunged crime stories - iMediaEthics
In the European Union, the "Right to Be Forgotten" allows people to request Google remove links to stories that they believe negatively affect them. In
How Newt Gingrich Destroyed American Politics - The Atlantic
Newt Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in his achievements.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/newt-gingrich-says-youre-welcome/570832/
The end for historic Chagrin River paper mill | cleveland.com
A shortage of financing, investors and tenants brings and end to plans for the last water-powered paper mill on the Chagrin River.
@stephaniemalley: We are making marbles! https://t.co/azLpw3Jy3B
@stephaniemalley: What a great day to explore Burton Century Village! https://t.co/aWGf0JAHhy
What I loved about Paul Allen | Bill Gates
Bill Gates remembers his friend Paul Allen, a brilliant technologist and philanthropist.
My Bloody Valentine Plan To Release Two New Albums In the Next Year | Music News | Consequence of Sound
In an interview filmed at Super Sonic Festival, Kevin Shields said My Bloody Valentine plan to release two new albums in the next year. These projects follow the band's live comeback over the summer. Also, Shields and Brian Eno's collaborative song "The Weight of History" has been officially released.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/10/my-bloody-valentine-two-new-albums-brian-eno-collab/
To Heil, or Not To Heil, When Traveling in the Third Reich
One of the first decisions any tourist had to make when crossing the German border in the mid-1930s was whether or not to “Heil Hitler.”
https://longreads.com/2018/10/10/to-heil-or-not-to-heil-when-traveling-in-the-third-reich/
Working in quality time instead of clock time – Signal v. Noise
One of the things I love about our flexible work environment at Basecamp is the freedom to step away from something whenever I need to. Right now I’m exploring designs for a new product idea. R&D…
Life on the Dirtiest Block in San Francisco - The New York Times
The city’s new mayor has made cleaner streets a top priority. Residents say it will take much more than a broom to do it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/08/us/san-francisco-dirtiest-street-london-breed.html
Adactio: Journal—An nth-letter selector in CSS
The latest installment in the long tradition of calling for this pseudo-element.
Stereolab: Switched On / Refried Ectoplasm / Aluminum Tunes Album Review | Pitchfork
Singles and splits documented a bandâs between-albums evolution during the 1990s. These compilations, remastered and reissued, document that process for one of the eraâs most innovative groups.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/stereolab-switched-on-refried-ectoplasm-aluminum-tunes/
The Only True Story
In September, for the first time in nine years, I took a month off writing. I spent half of it traveling abroad, and the other half completely riveted by a particular story—a true story, one which I had always intended […]
Steal these ideas from the Sprout Social design team | Inside Design Blog
<p> We sat down with the team to hear about their day-to-day, the best way to get buy-in, and how to run meetings that don’t suck.</p>
@sugarandfrogs: We are ONE today!
https://twitter.com/8.3611464368908E+17/status/1048259726721654784
@stephaniemalley: Twinning! Let's go Tribe! https://t.co/UWAAqc0Hzk
Nathan Kontny on Twitter: "Been getting a lot of pings about the end of Highrise: https://t.co/RjdMhYzBX5 My team & I aren't involved anymore unfortunately. Sunset wasn't my decision. We did everything we could to not have this result :("
https://twitter.com/natekontny/status/1034461144696676352?s=12
How to run a calm workplace - Bartleby: The calm company
A management book that is refreshingly different